Tag Archives: carers

Harrow Borough Council needs to listen to carers says independent councillor

April 3, 2014   Carers

It is only by listening to carers that those in authority can have any hope of getting the kind of support they need right.

1:42pm Thursday 3rd April 2014 in News By Bruce Thain

A councillor has accused the council administration of snubbing a project aimed at helping carers which it helped to set up.

Councillor James Bond says the council is not listening to the issues faced by unpaid cares in Harrow.

The council launched the Carer Champion project and Cllr Victoria Silver was due to present a report into the experiences of some of the 26,000 carers on Harrow.

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Call for merged 'super' health and care budget

April 3, 2014   Carers, dementia, health, Social care

A merged NHS and social-care budget in England

By Nick Triggle Health correspondent, BBC News

A merged NHS and social-care budget in England is needed to stop vulnerable people falling into the gaps between the two services, experts say.

The Barker Commission’s interim report said an ageing population and rise in illnesses such as dementia had “blurred the lines” between the two.

It said this was creating increasing friction between the NHS and councils over which was responsible for care.

The result was people faced delays getting care or went without, it added.

The commission – led by former Bank of England monetary policy committee member Kate Barker and set up by the King’s Fund think tank – said only a “new settlement” would solve the problems.

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NHS staff with poor English ‘can be struck off’

April 2, 2014   Carers, hospital

The government said it would consider legislating.

Dr Ubani Dr Daniel Ubani was rejected by a hospital because of poor English but later found work in Cambridgeshire

NHS regulators will be able to discipline or strike off doctors, nurses and other healthcare workers who are not able to communicate clearly in English under new UK-wide plans.

The proposed powers are set out in a draft Bill published by the Law Commission.

The government said it would consider legislating.

Ministers have already been working to ensure any doctor’s English is up to scratch before they are first employed.

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